Joe O'Brien Field
Joe O'Brien Field is a municipal owned baseball stadium in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
  Joe O'Brien Field Location within Tennessee | |
| Former names | Riverside Park (1974–1980)[1] |
|---|---|
| Address | 208 N Holly Lane Elizabethton, Tennessee United States[2] |
| Coordinates | 36.354899°N 82.232183°W |
| Owner | City of Elizabethton |
| Capacity | 2,000[3] |
| Field size | Left field: 339 ft (103 m) Center field: 320 ft (98 m) Right field: 320 ft (98 m)[1] |
| Opened | 1974[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Elizabethton Twins (APL) 1974–present | |
The Joe O'Brien Field is owned and subsidized by the City of Elizabethton and the stadium itself is primarily used for Appalachian League Minor League Baseball as the home field of the Elizabethton Twins rookie affiliate team of the Minnesota Twins. The Elizabethton High School baseball teams also use the Joe O'Brien Field.
Built in 1974,[2] the Joe O'Brien Field ballpark can provide seating for 2,000 people.[3]
References
- "Joe O'Brien Field". In The Ballparks (www.intheballparks.com). Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- "About". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- Preslar, Matthew (July 9, 2018). "Joe O'Brien Field". Ballpark Adventures. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
External links
- "Church Fellowship Nights consist of variety of events at Joe O'Brien Field". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins. June 9, 2011.
- "Joe O'Brien Field". Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues | littleballparks.com.
- "The Official Site of the Elizabethton Twins". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins.
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